Cant connect DFPlayer mini to ESP8266

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
#include "DFRobotDFPlayerMini.h"

SoftwareSerial softwareSerial(12, 14);

// Create the Player object
DFRobotDFPlayerMini player;

void setup() {

  // Init USB serial port for debugging
  Serial.begin(115200);
  // Init serial port for DFPlayer Mini
  softwareSerial.begin(9600);

  // Start communication with DFPlayer Mini
  if (player.begin(softwareSerial)) {
   Serial.println("OK");

    // Set volume to maximum (0 to 30).
    player.volume(20);
    // Play the first MP3 file on the SD card
    player.play(1);
  } else {
    Serial.println("Connecting to DFPlayer Mini failed!");
  }
}

void loop() {}

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
#include "DFRobotDFPlayerMini.h"

SoftwareSerial softwareSerial(12, 14);

// Create the Player object
DFRobotDFPlayerMini player;

void setup() {

  // Init USB serial port for debugging
  Serial.begin(115200);
  // Init serial port for DFPlayer Mini
  softwareSerial.begin(9600);

  // Start communication with DFPlayer Mini
  if (player.begin(softwareSerial)) {
   Serial.println("OK");

    // Set volume to maximum (0 to 30).
    player.volume(20);
    // Play the first MP3 file on the SD card
    player.play(1);
  } else {
    Serial.println("Connecting to DFPlayer Mini failed!");
  }
}

void loop() {}

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